Trouble in my 75G....

[Lonewolfblue]

Now I really need help. It's not only affecting several serpae's, but 1 male GBR now has the same. I have pics now, and was wondering what the best treatment would be. I'm just going to have to medicate the whole tank, but not sure what I should use. One of the pics is the serpae with the deformity. It's bad now. Also, 2 other serpae's eyes are starting to bulge out some. And the male GBR, one eye is somewhat clouding over, and starting to bulge as well, but the other eye is perfect. Any ideas? What is my best coarse of action right now? Maracyn Two?

Also, there's some whitish spots on the serpae's and the GBR that resemble dried skin. It's not spots like ick, but larger areas.

Well, here it goes. I dosed the tank with Maracyn Two. Let's hope for the best. I'm also going to feed lightly every other day as well, to help keep the bioload down. And hoping the plants will help maintain things if the biofilter becomes a problem. Wish me luck, I need to get this knocked out.

What I did today was did a 65% PWC, filled, added Prime, dosed ferts, then added the Maracyn Two tablets. Boy this is an expensive dosing, lol. I had a half box of tabs, and went and got 2 more boxes so I can complete the treatment. It was 15 tablets today, and then 7.5 tablets a day for 5 days after this.

Began treatment #2. Cleaned diatom filter, recharged it, and moved it to the 75G. Going to run it 2-3 hours a day through the treatment. If there's anything in the water, it's getting removed.

The eye on the left is normal and clear. The eye on the right bulges out twice as far, and is semi-cloudy.

Eyes are bulged....

 

[Lotus]

I think you've correctly diagnosed it as some kind of bacterial infection, and Maracyn Two should work. A lot of people like to use Maracyn One and Two together, as they seem to pack a good punch to most bacteria. If you're not seeing an improvement in a week, you might want to add Maracyn One to the treatment.

Good luck with it! I treated a 87g tank with M I and M II, and yes, it does get expensive.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I'm just wondering what the white stuff is. It's around the eyes, around the fins on the body, and just right before the tail. And on others, parts of the fin and tail are gone as well. But that could also be from the serpaes being so energetic, thrashing at each other.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, I hit the tank again today with Maracyn Two, and also a dose of Maracyn. I'm also running the diatom filter for about 3 hours as well.